The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-23
AM ENORMOUS eRANT.
Over Seven Million Acres of Northwestern
Lasd Once owned by One Man

Searching for Otner recofuS III tne
office of the Register Of Deeds Of Craw-
ford County, Wisconsin, / came across
ihe following entries, which may be of
interest to many of your readers.
Transcript of a deed given to Jonathan
Carver in 1857:
ITO Jonathan Carver, chief of the
most mighty and potent George the
Third, King of the English and other
nations; the fame of whose courageous
warriours has reached our ears and has
been more fully told us by our good
brother, Jonathan, aforesaid, whom we
rejoice to see among us and bring us
good news from his country; we, the
Chiefs of the Naudowissies, who have
hereunto set our hands and seals, and
by these presents for ourselves and
heirs forever, in return for the many
presents and good services done by the
said Jonathan to ourselves and allies,
give, grant and convey to him, the said
Jonathan, and his heirs and assigns
forever. the whole of certain tract or
territory of land, bounded as follows
to-wit: From the Falls of st. Anthony
running on the east bank'of the Missis-
sippi, nearly southeast as far as the
south end of Lake Pepin, where the
Chippeway River joins the Mississippi,
and from thence eastward five days
travel, accounting twenty English miles
per day, and thence north six days
travel at twenty English miles per day,
and from thence to the Falls Of St.
Anthony in straight line We do, for
ourselves, our heirs and assigns for
ever, give unto the said Jonathan,
his heirs and assigns forever,
all the said land, with all the
trees, rocks and rivers therein, reserv-
ing to ourselves and heirs the sole
liberty of hunting and fishing on the
land not planted or improved by said
Jonathan, his heirs or assigns; towhich
we have affixed our respective seals at
the Great Cave, May the LIST, One Thou
sand Seven Hundred and SiXty-seven.
"Hawnopawjatin Turtle - his y
mark.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES X
mark.
"Said deed is in the records of the
Plantation-Office, White Hall, Lon
DON"
Leavens Carver, one of the descend
ants of Jonathan Carver, purchased
the right, title and interest of some OF
the other heirs prior to 1887. The 10th
of July, 1887, deed was recorded il
Crawford County, whereby the sale
Leavens Carver sold the one-half 0.
all his right, title and interest etc
James Baxter, of Stanstead, in the
Province of Lower Canada, Member of
his Britannia Majestys Legislative
Council for the Province of Lower
Canada, in'British North America, and
Wright Chamberlain, Esq, Lieutenant
Colonel of Stansted County militia.
Consideration for the deed was fv,
hundred thousand dollars. BY act o
Congress, approved the 18th day o
April, 1928, the Carver claim was &C
knowledged and confirmed.
1t seems almost incredible that les
than one hundred and twenty year
ago the vast area covered by the Carve
deed was transferred for such paltry
considerations. Three large cities al,
now in this territory. How many o
the inhabitants of st. Paul, Chippewi
Falls and Eau Claire know in whom
was vested the first title to all thei
real estate after the Indian title was ex
tinguished.
Even the Pillsbury mills at Mime
apolis must stand upon this grant. Ii
Wisconsin the counties of Pierce, Pepin
Clark, Eau Claire and Taylor, anC
parts of the counties of Buffalo, Trem
pealeau, jackson, Wood, Marathon
Lincoln, Chippewa, Barron, Dunn anC
st. Croix are within the bounds of tn
grant. In Minnesota the valuable par
of this grant is to-day the city of st
Paul. 1t would be an item of interes
to know what Jonathan Carver's heir
received for this enormous domain
over 100000 acres of land Cor
Chicago Tribune.